New lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility coming to Davidson County
Gov. Roy Cooper's office announced Tuesday a new lithium-ion plant is coming to Davidson County, bringing more than 300 new jobs.
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Gov. Cooper vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a sweeping Republican elections bill Thursday that would end a grace period for voting by mail and make new allowances for partisan poll observers.
NC Gov. Cooper opposes natural gas pipeline extension
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has joined his Democratic colleagues in opposing a natural gas pipeline that would run through Rockingham and Alamance counties.
Statewide school supply drive kicks off
A campaign to get school supplies in the hands of students and teachers is currently underway in North Carolina.
North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality.
Former North Carolina legislator, appeals court judge is next parole panel chairman
A former North Carolina legislative leader and appellate court judge has been named the next chairman of the state parole commission.
North Carolina governor vetoes annual farm bill and state government ESG prohibitions
The vetoes bring the Democratic governor's total for the year to eight. Next, the two latest likely will be subjected to override votes by Republicans, who now hold veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate. Both measures also received some votes from Democrats on the way to reaching Cooper’s desk earlier this month.
North Carolina bill ensuring Native American school graduates can wear feathers heads to governor
American Indian students in North Carolina public schools could wear items like feathers and plumes to their graduation ceremonies to signify their cultural heritage in legislation given final Gene
North Carolina Democrats blast GOP elections bill, but may need help from public, courts to stop it
North Carolina Democratic lawmakers said Monday that a Republican bill containing election and ballot changes that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper previously vetoed, as well as new measures, would harm democracy and embrace unfounded election fraud allegations if enacted.